United Kingdom — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1760–2031 · 272 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
For the United Kingdom, the unemployment rate reading stood at 4.85% in 2025. Against 4.3% in 2024, the period change was +0.55 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 4.34%.
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- Annual data, 1760–2031
- Quarterly data, 1971–2027
- Monthly data, 1855–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 4.5 % |
| 2030 | 4.5 % |
| 2029 | 4.5 % |
| 2028 | 4.8 % |
| 2027 | 5.32 % |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 5.57 % |
| 2025 | 4.85 % |
| 2024 | 4.3 % |
| 2023 | 4.05 % |
| 2022 | 3.8 % |
| 2021 | 4.55 % |
| 2020 | 4.63 % |
| 2019 | 3.83 % |
| 2018 | 4.07 % |
| 2017 | 4.43 % |
| 2016 | 4.88 % |
| 2015 | 5.38 % |
| 2014 | 6.18 % |
| 2013 | 7.57 % |
| 2012 | 7.95 % |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.